1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 1, 1842 and November 8, 1843.^[a] Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 28th United States Congress convened on December 4, 1843. The exception was Maryland, who held theirs so late that they ran into February 1844.^[a] These elections occurred during President John Tyler's term. The congressional reapportionment based on the 1840 United States Census unusually decreased the number of House seats, from 242 down to 223.

1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1840 & 1841 August 1, 1842 – November 8, 1843^[a] 1844 & 1845 →
All 223 seats in the United States House of Representatives 112 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John Jones John White Party Democratic Whig Leader's seat Virginia 6th Kentucky 6th Last election 98 seats 142 seats Seats won 147^[b] 72 Seat change 49 70 Popular vote 1,051,561 905,910 Percentage 51.27% 44.17% Swing 3.44% 6.89%   Third party Fourth party   Party Law and Order Independent Last election Pre-creation 2 seats^[c] Seats won 2 2^[d] Seat change 2 Popular vote 7,145 42,236 Percentage 0.35% 2.06% Swing New Party 1.21%
Speaker before election John White Whig Elected Speaker John Jones Democratic

After Whig President William Henry Harrison died within a month of taking office, his successor as president, John Tyler was only nominally a Whig who had not been properly validated for alignment to Whig policy. Effectively an independent, Tyler was disliked by politicians and was unpopular with voters of both parties, leaving the Whigs unexpectedly leaderless and in visible disarray.

Despite the improving economy, rural voters favored Democrats, again rejecting Whig economic nationalism. The Whig Party lost 69 seats and their sizeable majority from the 1840 election, almost half their House delegation (one of the Whigs who won re-election was William Wright of New Jersey, elected as an "Independent Whig"^{[1] [2]}).

The Democrats won a majority, flipping 48 Whig seats (this includes Henry Nes of Pennsylvania, elected as an Independent Democrat^[1][e]). In Rhode Island, the Law and Order Party, formed in response to the Dorr Rebellion, won two seats.

Apportionment Act of 1842

Main article: Apportionment Act of 1842

Apportionment was based on the Census of 1840 and was unusual in that the number of House seats was decreased, from 242 to 223:^[4] this came after the Apportionment Act of 1842 mandated that all members be elected from single-member contiguous districts, thus abolishing plural districts and at-large districts.^[5] Four states that did not comply with this new law delayed redistricting under a grandfather clause.

Election summaries

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Democratic	^[f]	Whig

State	Type	Date	Total seats		Democratic		Whig		Law and Order
			Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Missouri	At-large	August 1, 1842	5	3	5	3	0		0
Tennessee	District	August 3, 1842	11	2	6	1	5	3	0
Illinois	District	August 7, 1842	7	4	6	4	1		0
Arkansas	At-large	October 3, 1842	1		1		0		0
Georgia	At-large	October 3, 1842	8	1	8	8	0	9	0
New Jersey	District^[g]	October 8, 1842	5	1	4	4	1^[h]	5	0
Delaware	At-large	November 8, 1842	1		0		1		0
New York	District	November 8, 1842	34	6	24	4	10	10	0
Massachusetts	District	November 14, 1842^[i]	10	2	2	1	8	3	0
South Carolina	District	February 20–21, 1843	7	2	7	1	0	1	0
New Hampshire	At-large	March 3, 1843	4	1	4	1	0		0
Late elections after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term
Connecticut	District	April 5, 1843	4	2	4	4	0	6	0
Virginia	District	April 27, 1843	15	6	12	2	3	8	0
Louisiana	District	July 3–5, 1843	4	1	4	3	0	2	0
North Carolina	District	August 3, 1843	9	4	5		4	4	0
Alabama	District	August 7, 1843	7	2	6	1	1	1	0
Indiana	District	August 7, 1843	10	3	8	7	2	4	0
Kentucky	District	August 7, 1843	10	3	5	3	5	6	0
Rhode Island	District^[g]	August 29, 1843	2		0		0	2	2	2
Vermont	District	September 5, 1843	4	1	1	1	3	2	0
Maine	District	September 11, 1843	7	1	5	1	2	2	0
Ohio	District	October 10, 1843	21	2	12	5	9	3	0
Pennsylvania	District	October 10, 1843	24	4	12^[j]	3	12	1	0
Mississippi	At-large	November 6–7, 1843	4	2	4	2	0		0
Michigan	District^[g]	November 8, 1843	3	2	3	3	0	1	0
Maryland	District	February 14, 1844	6	2	0	2	6		0
Total			223	19	148^[j] 66.4%	50	73^[h] 32.7%	71	2 0.9%	2

Popular vote Democratic   51.27% Whig   44.17% Law & Order   0.35% Independent   2.06% Others   2.15%

House seats Democratic   65.47% Whig   32.74% Law & Order   0.90% Independent   0.90%

Special elections

27th Congress

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Robert C. Winthrop	Whig	1840 (Special)	Incumbent resigned May 25, 1842 due to the death of his wife. New member elected June 3, 1842. Whig hold. Successor would later resign and be replaced by his predecessor, see below.	Y Nathan Appleton (Whig) 67.13% William Washburn (Democratic) 30.04% Amos Merrill (Liberty) 2.83%^[6]
Massachusetts 1	Nathan Appleton	Whig	1830 1832 (Retired) 1842 (Special)	Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842. New member elected November 14, 1842. Whig hold. Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below.	Y Robert C. Winthrop (Whig) 54.50% William Washburn (Democratic) 42.12% Dexter S. King (Liberty) 3.38%^[7]

28th Congress

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 10	Barker Burnell	Whig	1840	Incumbent died June 15, 1843. New member elected November 13, 1843. Whig hold. Successor seated December 7, 1843.	Y Joseph Grinnell (Whig) 53.47% Sampson Perkins (Democratic) 42.48% Caleb Belcher (Liberty) 4.05%^[8]

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama and 1842 United States Senate election in Alabama

Alabama gained 2 seats, going from 5 to 7 members. Elections were held August 7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term. In the 1841 elections, Alabama briefly used at-large general-ticket elections, but in these elections it returned to districts.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alabama 1	Benjamin Glover Shields (Redistricted from the at-large district)	Democratic	1841	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig gain.	Y James Dellet (Whig) 50.7% Henry Goldthwaite (Democratic) 49.3%^[9]
Alabama 2	New seat			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y James Edwin Belser (Democratic) 52.2% John Pettit (Whig) 47.9%
Alabama 3	Dixon Hall Lewis (Redistricted from the at-large district)	Democratic	1829	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dixon Hall Lewis (Democratic) 52.3% Henry Charles Lea (Whig) 47.7%
Alabama 4	William Winter Payne (Redistricted from the at-large district)	Democratic	1841	Incumbent re-elected.	Y William Winter Payne (Democratic) 51.7% Elisha Young (Whig) 48.3%
Alabama 5	George S. Houston (Redistricted from the at-large district)	Democratic	1841	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George S. Houston (Democratic) 50.3% Francis Armstrong (Whig) 49.7%
Alabama 6	Reuben Chapman (Redistricted from the at-large district)	Democratic	1835	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Reuben Chapman (Democratic) 83.31% Unknown 16.69%^[10]
Alabama 7	Open seat			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Felix Grundy McConnell (Democratic) 52.37% William Parish Chilton Sr. (Whig) 45.37% Samuel G. Daily (Unknown) 2.26%^[11]

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas and 1843 United States Senate election in Arkansas

Arkansas stayed at 1 seat, electing its one member at-large October 3, 1842.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas at-large	Edward Cross	Democratic	1838	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Edward Cross (Democratic) 57.35% William Cummins (Whig) 32.38% Lemuel D. Evans (Independent) 10.27%^[12]

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut and 1842 United States Senate election in Connecticut

Connecticut lost 2 seats, reduced from 6 to 4 members. Elections were held April 5, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term, but before the House first convened in December 1843.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Connecticut 1	Joseph Trumbull	Whig	1834 (Special) 1835 (Lost) 1839	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Thomas H. Seymour (Democratic) 49.07% Thomas K. Brace (Whig) 48.68% Edward Hooker (Liberty) 2.25%^[13]
	John H. Brockway Redistricted from the 6th district	Whig	1839	Incumbent retired. Whig loss.
Connecticut 2	William Boardman	Whig	1840 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y John Stewart (Democratic) 48.89% Samuel D. Hubbard (Whig) 48.31% Ely Warner (Liberty) 2.80%^[14]
Connecticut 3	Thomas W. Williams	Whig	1839	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y George S. Catlin (Democratic) 53.43% Edward Eldredge (Whig) 41.46% Noyes Billings (Liberty) 5.11%^[15]
	Truman Smith Redistricted from the 5th district	Whig	1839	Incumbent retired. Whig loss.
Connecticut 4	Thomas B. Osborne	Whig	1839	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Samuel Simons (Democratic) 49.38% Thomas B. Osborne (Whig) 48.32% Daniel G. Platt (Liberty) 2.31%^[16]

Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

Delaware stayed at 1 seat, electing its one member at-large November 8, 1842.

The election was decided by a nine-vote margin.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Delaware at-large	George B. Rodney	Whig	1840	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George B. Rodney (Whig) 50.04% William H. Jones (Democratic) 49.96%^[17]

Florida Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia and 1843 United States Senate election in Georgia

Georgia lost 1 seat, going from 9 to 8 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket October 3, 1842.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia at-large 8 at-large seats	Mark A. Cooper	Democratic	1841 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Elected on a general ticket:  Y Mark A. Cooper (Democratic) 6.48%  Y John B. Lamar (Democratic) 6.45%  Y William H. Stiles (Democratic) 6.42%  Y Hugh A. Haralson (Democratic) 6.42%  Y Howell Cobb (Democratic) 6.41%  Y John Millen (Democratic) 6.39%  Y Edward J. Black (Democratic) 6.37%  Y John H. Lumpkin (Democratic) 6.37% Absalom H. Chappell (Whig) 6.50% Richard W. Habersham (Whig) 6.11% Augustus R. Wright (Whig) 6.07% Roger L. Gamble (Whig) 6.06% Richard H. Wilde (Whig) 6.03% Augustus Holmes Kenan (Whig) 6.00% Thomas B. King (Whig) 5.99% Henry P. Smead (Whig) 5.94%^[18]
	Thomas F. Foster	Whig	1828 1834 (Lost) 1840	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
	Thomas B. King	Whig	1838	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
	Roger L. Gamble	Whig	1838	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.
	James A. Meriwether	Whig	1840	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.
	Richard W. Habersham	Whig	1838	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. Incumbent died December 2, 1842, leading to a special election.
	Edward J. Black	Democratic	1838 1840 (Lost) 1841 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.
	Walter T. Colquitt	Democratic	1841 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.

Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois and 1843 United States Senate election in Illinois

Illinois gained 4 seats, going from 3 to 7 members. Elections were held August 7, 1842.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Illinois 1
Illinois 2
Illinois 3
Illinois 4
Illinois 5
Illinois 6
Illinois 7

Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana and 1842 United States Senate election in Indiana

Indiana gained 3 seats, going from 7 to 10 members. Elections were held August 7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Indiana 1
Indiana 2
Indiana 3
Indiana 4
Indiana 5
Indiana 6
Indiana 7
Indiana 8
Indiana 9
Indiana 10

Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky, 1842 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1842 United States Senate special election in Kentucky, and 1843 United States Senate election in Kentucky

Kentucky lost 3 seats, going from 13 to 10 members. Elections were held August 7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 1
Kentucky 2
Kentucky 3
Kentucky 4
Kentucky 5
Kentucky 6
Kentucky 7
Kentucky 8
Kentucky 9
Kentucky 10

Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana and 1843 United States Senate election in Louisiana

Louisiana gained 1 seats, going from 3 to 4 members. Elections were held July 3–5, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Louisiana 1
Louisiana 2
Louisiana 3
Louisiana 4

Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine and 1843 United States Senate special election in Maine

Maine lost 1 seat, going from 8 to 7 members. Elections were held September 11, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Maine 1
Maine 2
Maine 3
Maine 4
Maine 5
Maine 6
Maine 7

Maryland

Main article: 1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland and 1843 United States Senate election in Maryland

Maryland lost 2 seats, going from 8 to 6 members. Elections were held February 14, 1844, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

Maryland's elections to the next Congress were held February 14, 1844, after the 1842–1843 election cycle was passed and almost after the next Congress completed.

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts lost 2 seats, going from 12 to 10 members. Elections were held November 14, 1842, but some districts' elections stretched to multiple ballots into 1843 and very early 1844.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	Nathan Appleton	Whig	1830 1833 (Retired) 1842 (Special)	Incumbent resigned September 28, 1842. New member elected. Whig hold. Successor also elected the same day to finish the current term, see above.	Y Robert C. Winthrop (Whig) 54.33% William Washburn (Democratic) 42.03% Dexter S. King (Liberty) 3.65%^[19]
Massachusetts 2	Leverett Saltonstall I	Whig	1838	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected on the fourth ballot. Whig hold.	First ballot (November 14, 1842): Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 46.88% Leverett Saltonstall I (Whig) 42.76% William B. Dodge (Liberty) 7.28% David Pingree (Unknown) 3.09%^[20] Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 49.09% Leverett Saltonstall I (Whig) 39.11% David H. Barlow (Unknown) 7.33% David Pingree (Unknown) 2.99% Stephen Clarendon Phillips (Unknown) 1.49%^[21] Third ballot (April 3, 1843): Robert Rantoul Jr. (Democratic) 45.38% Daniel P. King (Whig) 43.97% Moses P. Hanson (Liberty) 7.56% David Pingree (Unknown) 3.10%^[22] Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843):  Y Daniel P. King (Whig) 51.36% Jeremiah C. Stickney (Democratic) 39.50% Moses P. Hanson (Liberty) 9.14%^[23]
Massachusetts 3	Caleb Cushing	Whig	1834	Incumbent retired. New member elected on the seventh ballot. Whig hold.	First ballot (November 14, 1842): Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 48.68% John P. Robinson (Whig) 39.89% John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 9.38% Caleb Cushing (Whig) 2.06%^[24] Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 45.74% Amos Abbott (Whig) 42.32% John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 8.29% Caleb Cushing (Whig) 3.64%^[25] Third ballot (April 3, 1843): Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 42.76% Amos Abbott (Whig) 42.39% John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 12.25% Caleb Cushing (Whig) 2.60%^[26] Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843): Amos Abbott (Whig) 43.82% Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 42.70% John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 13.48%^[27] Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843): Amos Abbott (Whig) 45.19% Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 42.36% John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 12.46%^[28] Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844): Amos Abbott (Whig) 48.63% Joseph W. Mansur (Democratic) 38.11% John Greenleaf Whittier (Liberty) 13.26%^[29] Seventh ballot (January 29, 1844):  Y Amos Abbott (Whig) 51.04% Gayton P. Osgood (Democratic) 39.77% Gardner B. Perry (Liberty) 9.19%^[30]
Massachusetts 4	William Parmenter	Democratic	1836	Incumbent re-elected on the second ballot.	First ballot (November 14, 1842): William Parmenter (Democratic) 49.92% Samuel Hoar (Whig) 43.68% Thomas M. Ward (Liberty) 5.95%^[31] Second ballot (February 13, 1843):  Y William Parmenter (Democratic) 52.69% Samuel Hoar (Whig) 39.58% Thomas M. Ward (Liberty) 7.73%^[32]
Massachusetts 5	Charles Hudson	Whig	1841 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected on the third ballot.	First ballot (November 14, 1842): Charles Hudson (Whig) 48.41% Pliny Merrick (Democratic) 45.95% Phineas Crandall (Liberty) 5.64%^[33] Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Charles Hudson (Whig) 49.03% Pliny Merrick (Democratic) 44.48% Phineas Crandall (Liberty) 6.49%^[34] Third ballot (April 3, 1843):  Y Charles Hudson (Whig) 51.22% David Henshaw (Democratic) 41.81% Phineas Crandall (Liberty) 6.97%^[35]
Massachusetts 6	Osmyn Baker	Whig	1839 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected on the sixth ballot.	First ballot (November 14, 1842): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 49.02% Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.71% Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 5.27%^[36] Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 48.19% Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.57% Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 6.24%^[37] Third ballot (April 3, 1843): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 47.18% Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.18% Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 7.64%^[38] Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 47.85% Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 45.16% Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 6.99%^[39] Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843): Osmyn Baker (Whig) 49.57% Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 43.95% Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 6.48%^[40] Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844):  Y Osmyn Baker (Whig) 50.26% Chester W. Chapin (Democratic) 40.26% Gardiner Dorance (Liberty) 9.48%^[41]
Massachusetts 7	George N. Briggs	Whig	1833	Incumbent retired. New member elected on the sixth ballot. Whig hold.	First ballot (November 14, 1842): Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 47.05% Julius Rockwell (Whig) 45.65% Joel Hayden (Liberty) 4.68% Henry Shaw (Unknown) 2.62%^[42] Second ballot (February 13, 1843): Julius Rockwell (Whig) 45.20% Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 43.31% Scattering 6.71% Joel Hayden (Liberty) 4.20%^[43] Third ballot (April 3, 1843): Julius Rockwell (Whig) 49.11% Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 46.04% Joel Hayden (Liberty) 4.86%^[44] Fourth ballot (June 5, 1843): Julius Rockwell (Whig) 47.49% Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 37.66% Joel Hayden (Liberty) 6.03% John Banning (Unknown) 3.23% Scattering 2.02% Ira Curtis (Unknown) 1.76% Russell Brown (Democratic) 1.03%^[45] Fifth ballot (November 13, 1843): Julius Rockwell (Whig) 49.15% Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 44.78% Joel Hayden (Liberty) 6.07%^[46] Sixth ballot (January 1, 1844):  Y Julius Rockwell (Whig) 54.05% Henry W. Bishop (Democratic) 38.52% Joel Hayden (Liberty) 7.43%^[47]
Massachusetts 8	John Quincy Adams Redistricted from the 12th district	Whig	1830	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Quincy Adams (Whig) 51.86% Ezra Wilkinson (Democratic) 46.86% William M. Jackson (Liberty) 1.27%^[48]
Massachusetts 9	Nathaniel B. Borden Redistricted from the 10th district	Democratic	1834 1838 (Lost) 1841	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Henry Williams (Democratic) 55.32% Seth Sprague (Whig) 37.95% Hodges Read (Liberty) 6.73%^[49]
Massachusetts 10	Barker Burnell Redistricted from the 11th district	Whig	1840	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Barker Burnell (Whig) 52.12% John H. Shaw (Democratic) 44.36% Caleb Belcher (Liberty) 3.51%^[50]

Michigan

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan

Michigan gained 2 seats, going from 1 to 3 members. Elections were held from districts November 8, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term, having previously elected a single member at-large.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Michigan 1	Jacob M. Howard Redistricted from the at-large district	Whig	1840	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Robert McClelland (Democratic) 55.4% Jacob M. Howard (Whig) 38.7% Arthur S. Porter (Liberty) 5.8%^[51]
Michigan 2	None (New seat)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Lucius Lyon (Democratic) 52.6% Joseph R. Williams (Whig) 38.2% Rufus B. Bement (Liberty) 9.2%^[52]
Michigan 3	None (New seat)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y James B. Hunt (Democratic) 56.6% Thomas J. Drake (Whig) 36.5% William Caulfield (Liberty) 6.9%^[53]

Mississippi

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi gained 2 seats, going from 2 to 4 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket November 6–7, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term. Due to a banking crisis in Mississippi, the state Democratic party was split into two factions; the Redemptions, which favored the repudiation of bank bonds, and Anti-Redemptions, which opposed it.^[54]

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Mississippi at-large (4 seats)	Jacob Thompson	Democratic	1839	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jacob Thompson (Democratic Redemption) 14.97%  Y William H. Hammett (Democratic Redemption) 14.32%  Y Robert W. Roberts (Democratic Redemption) 13.91%  Y Tilghman Tucker (Democratic Redemption) 12.24% Volney E. Tucker (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 11.74% Joseph Dunbar (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 11.36% John Gilmer (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 10.95% William G. Kendall (Democratic Anti-Redemption) 10.52%^[54]
	William M. Gwin	Democratic	1841	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.
	None (new district)			New member elected. Democratic gain.
	None (new district)			New member elected. Democratic gain.

Missouri

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri, 1842 United States Senate election in Missouri, and 1843 United States Senate special election in Missouri

Missouri gained 3 seats, going from 2 to 5 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket August 1, 1842.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Missouri at-large 5 seats on a general ticket					Y John Jameson (Democratic) 19.31%  Y James B. Bowlin (Democratic) 19.06%  Y James M. Hughes (Democratic) 18.98%  Y James H. Relfe (Democratic) 18.90%  Y Gustavus M. Bower (Democratic) 18.47% John P. Campbell (Democratic) 4.44%^[55]

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire and 1843 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

New Hampshire lost 1 seat, going from 5 to 4 members. Elections were held at-large on a general ticket March 3, 1843.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New Hampshire at-large 4 seats on a general ticket

New Jersey

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey lost 1 seats, going from 6 to 5 members. Elections were held from districts October 8, 1842, having previously elected them at-large.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New Jersey 1	Joseph Fitz Randolph Redistricted from the at-large district	Whig	1836	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Lucius Q. C. Elmer (Democratic) 51.33% Edmond L. Wales (Whig) 48.67%^[56]
New Jersey 2	John B. Aycrigg Redistricted from the at-large district	Whig	1836 1838 (Not seated^[k]) 1840	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y George Sykes (Democratic) 51.98% William Irick (Whig) 48.02%^[57]
New Jersey 3	William Halstead Redistricted from the at-large district	Whig	1836 1838 (Not seated^[k]) 1840	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Isaac G. Farlee (Democratic) Unopposed^[58]
New Jersey 4	John Patterson Bryan Maxwell Redistricted from the at-large district	Whig	1836 1838 (Not seated^[k]) 1840	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Littleton Kirkpatrick (Democratic) 51.06% Samuel B. Halsey (Whig) 48.94%^[59]
New Jersey 5	Charles C. Stratton Redistricted from the at-large district	Whig	1836 1838 (Not seated^[k]) 1840	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.	Y William Wright (Independent Whig) 52.68% William B. Winney (Whig) 48.32%^[60]
	Thomas Jones Yorke Redistricted from the at-large district	Whig	1836 1838 (Not seated^[k]) 1840	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Whig loss.

New York

See also: List of United States representatives from New York and 1843 United States Senate election in New York

New York lost 6 seats, going from 40 to 34 members, but remaining the largest delegation. Its thirty-four members were elected November 8, 1842.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
New York 1
New York 2
New York 3
New York 4
New York 5
New York 6
New York 7
New York 8
New York 9
New York 10
New York 11
New York 12
New York 13
New York 14
New York 15
New York 16
New York 17
New York 18
New York 19
New York 20
New York 21
New York 22
New York 23
New York 24
New York 25
New York 26
New York 27
New York 28
New York 29
New York 30
New York 31
New York 32
New York 33
New York 34

North Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina and 1843 United States Senate election in North Carolina

North Carolina lost 4 seats, going from 13 to 9 members. Elections were held August 3, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
North Carolina 1
North Carolina 2
North Carolina 3
North Carolina 4
North Carolina 5
North Carolina 6
North Carolina 7
North Carolina 8
North Carolina 9

Ohio

See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio and 1842 United States Senate election in Ohio

Ohio gained 2 seats, going from 19 to 21 members. Its twenty-one members were elected October 10, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Ohio 1
Ohio 2
Ohio 3
Ohio 4
Ohio 5
Ohio 6
Ohio 7
Ohio 8
Ohio 9
Ohio 10
Ohio 11
Ohio 12
Ohio 13
Ohio 14
Ohio 15
Ohio 16
Ohio 17
Ohio 18
Ohio 19
Ohio 20
Ohio 21

Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania and 1843 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lost 4 seats, going from 28 to 24 members. Its twenty-four members were elected October 10, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Pennsylvania 1
Pennsylvania 2
Pennsylvania 3
Pennsylvania 4
Pennsylvania 5
Pennsylvania 6
Pennsylvania 7
Pennsylvania 8
Pennsylvania 9
Pennsylvania 10
Pennsylvania 11
Pennsylvania 12
Pennsylvania 13
Pennsylvania 14
Pennsylvania 15
Pennsylvania 16
Pennsylvania 17
Pennsylvania 18
Pennsylvania 19
Pennsylvania 20
Pennsylvania 21
Pennsylvania 22
Pennsylvania 23
Pennsylvania 24

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island and 1842 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island

Rhode Island stayed at 2 seats, but elected its members from districts, having previously elected them at-large. Elections were held August 29, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Rhode Island 1	Robert B. Cranston (Redistricted from the at-large district)	Whig	1837	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New member elected. Law and Order gain.	Y Henry Y. Cranston (Law and Order) [data unknown/missing]
Rhode Island 2	Joseph L. Tillinghast (Redistricted from the at-large district)	Whig	1837	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Law and Order gain.	Y Elisha R. Potter (Law and Order) [data unknown/missing]

South Carolina

See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina and 1842 United States Senate special election in South Carolina

South Carolina lost 2 seats, going from 9 to 7 members. Elections were held February 20–21, 1843.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
South Carolina 1
South Carolina 2
South Carolina 3
South Carolina 4
South Carolina 5
South Carolina 6
South Carolina 7

Tennessee

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee and 1843 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee

Tennessee lost 2 seats, going from 13 to 11 members. Elections were held August 3, 1842.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Thomas D. Arnold	Whig	1841	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Andrew Johnson (Democratic) 52.31% John Aiken (Whig) 47.69%^[61]
Tennessee 2	Abraham McClellan	Democratic	1837	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig gain.	Y William T. Senter (Whig) 59.03% William Wallace (Democratic) 40.97%^[62]
Tennessee 3	Joseph L. Williams	Whig	1837	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Julius W. Blackwell (Democratic) 50.41% Thomas J. Campbell (Whig) 49.60%^[63]
	Thomas J. Campbell	Whig	1841	Redistricted from the 4th district.
Tennessee 4	Thomas J. Campbell	Whig	1841	Incumbent redistricted to the 3rd district. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Alvan Cullom (Democratic) 58.66% Thomas L. Bransford (Whig) 41.34%^[64]
Tennessee 5	Hopkins L. Turney	Democratic	1837	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y George W. Jones (Democratic) 63.46% Medicas H. Long (Whig) 36.54%^[65]
Tennessee 6	William B. Campbell	Whig	1837	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Aaron V. Brown (Democratic) 52.76% Neill S. Brown (Whig) 47.24%^[66]
	Aaron V. Brown	Democratic	1839	Redistricted from the 10th district.
Tennessee 7	Robert L. Caruthers	Whig	1841	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.	Y David W. Dickinson (Whig) 100%^[67]
Tennessee 8	Meredith P. Gentry	Whig	1839	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Whig hold.	Y Joseph H. Peyton (Whig) 55.62% David Donalson (Democratic) 44.38%^[68]
Tennessee 9	Harvey M. Watterson	Democratic	1839	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Cave Johnson (Democratic) 51.19% Gustavus Adolphus Henry, Sr. (Whig) 48.81%^[69]
	Cave Johnson	Democratic	1839	Redistricted from the 11th district.
Tennessee 10	Aaron V. Brown	Democratic	1839	Incumbent redistricted to the 6th district. New member elected. Whig gain.	Y John B. Ashe (Whig) 50.85% Frederick P. Staunton (Democratic) 49.15%^[70]
Tennessee 11	Cave Johnson	Democratic	1839	Incumbent redistricted to the 9th district. New member elected. Whig gain.	Y Milton Brown (Whig) 61.12% Stephen C. Davatt (Democratic) 38.88%^[71]
	Milton Brown	Whig	1841	Redistricted from the 12th district.

Vermont

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont, 1842 United States Senate special election in Vermont, and 1843 United States Senate election in Vermont

Vermont lost 1 seat, going from 5 to 4 members. Elections were held September 5, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Vermont 1
Vermont 2
Vermont 3
Vermont 4

Virginia

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

Virginia lost 6 seats, going from 21 to 15 members. Elections were held April 27, 1843, after the March 4, 1843 beginning of the term.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Virginia 1
Virginia 2
Virginia 3
Virginia 4
Virginia 5
Virginia 6
Virginia 7
Virginia 8
Virginia 9
Virginia 10
Virginia 11
Virginia 12
Virginia 13
Virginia 14
Virginia 15

Wisconsin Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates

See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives

District	Incumbent			This race
	Delegate	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida Territory at-large	David Levy Yulee	Democratic	1840	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David Levy Yulee (Democratic) [data unknown/missing]
Iowa Territory at-large	Augustus C. Dodge	Democratic	1840	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Augustus C. Dodge (Democratic) [data unknown/missing]^[72]
Wisconsin Territory at-large

See also

• 1842 United States elections
  • 1842–43 United States Senate elections
• 27th United States Congress
• 28th United States Congress

Notes

1. Elections in Maryland were held so late that they ran into 1844, as was at least one run-off election in Massachusetts, this article only includes elections during 1842 and 1843.
2. Includes 4 elected as "Redemption" Democrats.
3. Included 1 Independent Democrat.
4. Includes 1 Independent and 1 Independent Whig.
5. Dubin lists Nes as an "Independent" rather than as an Independent Democrat.^[3]
6. The Law and Order Party had 2 members
7. Changed from at-large
8. Includes 1 Independent Whig: William Wright who was elected in New Jersey's 5th congressional district.
9. Run-off ballots in Massachusetts ran into 1843 and 1844 in some districts.
10. Includes 1 Independent Democrat: Henry Nes who was elected in Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district.
11. See the Broad Seal War

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• "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

External links

• Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)